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Professional Learning

We encourage World Language educators to take advantage of the variety of professional learning opportunities listed below.听 The Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages provides monthly online workshops to assist educators in making the transition to the revised NYS Learning Standards for World Languages.听 These workshops are offered free of charge to any teacher of a world language working in a NYS school, including district, charter, and non-public schools, as well as BOCES and RBERN employees.听 These workshops qualify for CTLE credit for world languages.听

Upcoming OBEWL Professional Learning Opportunities (Webinars, Workshops, and Conferences) for World Language Educators

Fall 2024 Workshops

Classical Language Lesson Planning 鈥� From Unit Plan to Lesson Plans: Putting the Pieces Together by David Pellegrino (Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 4:00-5:00pm via Zoom)听 Registration for this webinar is now closed.听 If you did not get a chance to register, please consider watching the recording when it is made available in early January.

2024-25 Book Studies for World Language Educators

2024-25 Facilitator Book Study on听Words and Actions: Teaching Languages Through the Lens of Social Justice听听听(We have reached our capacity for this book study and are no longer accepting registrations.听 Educators who wish to participate in a book study on this book can do so in the 2025-26 academic year when it will be the focus of our statewide book study.听 Registration will be available in early spring 2025.)

2024-25 Book Studies on the Keys to Strategies to Language Instruction:听 Engagement, Relevance, Critical Thinking, Collaboration听听(We have reached our capacity for this book study and are no longer accepting registrations.)

Most OBEWL webinars for world languages are recorded for on-demand viewing.听 Click the link below to check out the recordings available.听 All recordings are accompanied by multiple post-assessments that world language educators can take to earn CTLE credit based on a score of at least seven correct answers to 10 questions.

Recordings of previously offered OBEWL webinars

2024 Professional Learning Series

听by Dr. Joanne O鈥橳oole, Bill Heller, and Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez (January 23, 2024)

听by Bill Heller, Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez, and Dr. Joanne O鈥橳oole (February 27, 2024)

听by Dr. Joanne O鈥橳oole, David Pellegrino, and Bill Heller (March 5, 2024, 4:00-5:00 pm via Zoom)

Standards in Action: Presentational Communication Strategies听by Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez, Dr. Joanne O鈥橳oole, and Bill Heller (March 12, 2024, 4:00-5:00 pm via Zoom)

听by Maria Quintanilla (April 24, 2024, 4:00-5:00 pm via Zoom)

听by Barbara Patterson听(May 7, 2024, 4:00-5:00 pm via Zoom)听听

听by Dr. Pamela M. Wesely (May 21, 2024, 4:00-5:00 pm via Zoom)

Creating a Proficiency Mindset in Your World Language Classroom by Elise Micale Brown (September 17, 2024, 4:00-5:00 pm via Zoom)

Interpretive Communication for Classical Languages by David Pellegrino (October 1, 2024, 4:00-5:00 pm via Zoom)

Enhancing Instructional Design:听 Aligning Your Daily Practice with the Revised Standards听by Zoey Baird and Josh Wigle-Harris (Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 4:00-5:00pm via Zoom)

听by Amanda Silva (Tuesday, December 10, 2024,听4:00-5:00pm via Zoom)

2023 Professional Learning Series

by Ingrid Paredes and Diana Clark Perez (January 24, 2023)

by Elizabeth Slocum (February 28, 2023)

by Fran莽oise Piron (March 14, 2023)

World Languages in the Elementary Schools and the Revised Standards听by Marissa Coulehan (April 18, 2023)

Orientation Webinars for Administrators on the NYS Learning Standards for World Languages (Parts 1 & 2) by Dr. Joanne O'Toole, Bill Heller and Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez (April 18, 19, 25, and May 3, 2023)

Getting to Know Your Heritage Language Learners:听 Basic Sociolinguistic Concepts by Dr. Carolina Bustamante (April 24, 2023)

Getting Ready for Implementation of the World Language Standards: Administrators鈥� Perspectives by William Anderson and Shawnna Sweet (May 9, 2023)

Starting a NYS Seal of Biliteracy Program at Your School by Candace Black (May 10, 2023)

Expanding Your NYS Seal of Biliteracy Program by Candace Black (May 24, 2023)

Getting Ready for Implementation of the World Language Standards for Teachers by Dr. Joanne O'Toole, Bill Heller, and Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez (May 30, 2023)

Discover Authentic Resource Gems in the World Language Wakelet听- Thursday, June 15, 2023, 4:00-5:00 p.m. (Zoom)

Standards in Action:听 Interpretive Communication Strategies听by Dr. Joanne O'Toole, Bill Heller, and Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez (September 12, 2023, 4:00-5:00 pm via Zoom)

One Department's Journey Into the Standards听by Zoey Baird and Joshua Wigle-Harris (October 24, 2023, 4:00-5:00 pm via Zoom)

Strategies for Target Language Use at Checkpoint A by Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez (December 5, 2023, 4:00-5:00 pm via Zoom)

2022 Professional Learning Series

by Dr. Joanne O'Toole, Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez, and Bill Heller (January 13, 2022)

, by Dr. Joanne O'Toole, Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez, and Bill Heller听 (February 24th & March 3rd, 2022)

, by Dr. Joanne O'Toole, Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez, and Bill Heller听 (March 31st, 2022)

, by Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez, Dr. Joanne O'Toole, and Bill Heller听 (May 19th, 2022)

,听by Bill Heller, Dr. Joanne O'Toole, Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez听 (September 27th, 2022)

,听by Dr. Joanne O'Toole, Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez, and Bill Heller听 (October 11th, 2022)

(November 1, 2022)

(December 13, 2022)

2021 Professional Learning Series

听by Leslie Grahn (January 20, 2021)

by Dr. Joanne O'Toole (March 10, 2021)

by Bill Heller (March 24, 2021)

by Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez (April 7, 2021)

by Laura Terrill (May 19, 2021)

by Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez and Dr. Joanne O'Toole (June 9, 2021)

听by Bill Heller & Dr. Joanne O'Toole (July 21, 2021)

听by Bill Heller & Dr. Joanne O'Toole (August 11, 2021)

by Bill Heller, Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez, and Dr. Joanne O'Toole (September 28, 2021)

听by Bill Heller, Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez, and Dr. Joanne O'Toole (October 26, 2021)

听with Rebecca Blouwolff听 (November 9, 2021)

听with Lisa Shepard (November 30, 2021)

听with Regina O'Neal (December 7, 2021)听

2020 Professional Learning

by Leslie Grahn (November, 3, 2020)

Professional learning is also provided by a number of partner organizations, including the two statewide world language organizations - NYSAFLT (the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers) and NYSAWLA (the New York State Association of World Language Administrators), as well as regional organizations within our state.听 Click the link below to explore these learning opportunities.

World Language Leadership Council

The World Language Leadership Council was created to provide a regular forum for world language educators and administrators to discuss and share their questions, concerns, and suggestions with 颤抖小蜜桃.听 The Council will also serve as an additional means of communicating information and initiatives regarding world language programs to the field, complementing our professional learning offerings, website, and newsletter.听 Membership is open to teachers of world languages, department chairpersons, administrators, and school counselors.听 The Council will meet virtually (via Zoom) for one hour on one Wednesday of the month from September to June.听 Attendance at meetings is completely voluntary and CTLE credit will be awarded on a semester basis for those meetings attended.听 Interested educators should complete with their name and contact information.听 Previous members of the World Language Leadership Council do not need to re-register.听 Links to join the meetings will be sent out on a rolling basis.听 All meetings for 2024-25 will be on Mondays from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Meeting dates

  • September 16th
  • October 21st
  • November 18th
  • December 9th
  • January 13th
  • February 10th
  • March 10th
  • April 21st
  • May 12th
  • June 2nd
World language-related workshops and conferences hosted by other organizations

State & National Events

,听October 31-November 2, 2024 - National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology.听 For more information on this event, please click .

, "Building Bridges Through Language Education", November 8-9, 2024 鈥撎齆iagara Falls Convention Center and Sheraton.听 For more information on the New York State Association for Language Teachers (NYSAFLT), please visit their听.

Future NYSAFLT Events

  • 108th NYSAFLT Annual Conference,听October 17-18, 2025 鈥� Crown Plaza Albany 鈥� The Desmond Hotel
  • 109th NYSAFLT Annual Conference,听October 16-17, 2026 鈥� Crown Plaza Albany 鈥� The Desmond Hotel
  • 110th NYSAFLT Annual Conference,听October 15-16, 2027 鈥� Marriott Syracuse Downtown

, "Empowering Language Learners for Global Change", February 27-March 1, 2025, New York Hilton Midtown.听 For more information on the Northeast Conference, please visit their .

, Philadelphia, PA, November 19-21, 2024

, Philadelphia, PA, November 22-24, 2024

Regional Events in 2024-25

  • (3/22/25)
  • (9/28/24)
  • (10/26/24)
  • (3/29/25)